{"title":"The Israeli Diaspora in Berlin","authors":"L. Remennick","doi":"10.3167/ISR.2019.340106","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this ethnographic essay, I reflect on the origins and present\ncondition of the new (post-2010) Israeli diaspora in Berlin. Based on\n10 months of participant observation, I map out the main sub-streams of\nthis emigration; elicit the economic, professional, and political reasons\nfor leaving Israel; and explore these émigrés’ initial encounter with\nGerman society. My observations suggest that many Israeli residents of\nBerlin (mostly secular) rediscover their Jewishness along diasporic lines\nand forge ties with the local religious and community organizations.\nBeing a small minority in the German-speaking milieu, Israelis invest\nin building their own Hebrew-based community networks, including\nmedia outlets and cultural and educational institutions. Lastly, I explore\nthese émigrés’ ties with Israel and conclude that many Israelis in Berlin\nare sojourners rather than immigrants and that Berlin is but one phase\nin their life journey.","PeriodicalId":43582,"journal":{"name":"Israel Studies Review","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"14","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Israel Studies Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3167/ISR.2019.340106","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AREA STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this ethnographic essay, I reflect on the origins and present
condition of the new (post-2010) Israeli diaspora in Berlin. Based on
10 months of participant observation, I map out the main sub-streams of
this emigration; elicit the economic, professional, and political reasons
for leaving Israel; and explore these émigrés’ initial encounter with
German society. My observations suggest that many Israeli residents of
Berlin (mostly secular) rediscover their Jewishness along diasporic lines
and forge ties with the local religious and community organizations.
Being a small minority in the German-speaking milieu, Israelis invest
in building their own Hebrew-based community networks, including
media outlets and cultural and educational institutions. Lastly, I explore
these émigrés’ ties with Israel and conclude that many Israelis in Berlin
are sojourners rather than immigrants and that Berlin is but one phase
in their life journey.
期刊介绍：
Israel Studies Review (ISR) is the journal of the Association for Israel Studies, an international and interdisciplinary scholarly organization dedicated to the study of all aspects of Israeli society, history, politics, and culture. ISR explores modern and contemporary Israel from the perspective of the social sciences, history, the humanities, and cultural studies and welcomes submissions on these subjects. The journal also pays close attention to the relationships of Israel to the Middle East and to the wider world, and encourages scholarly articles with this broader theoretical or comparative approach provided the focus remains on modern Israel.
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